Topics in Ayurveda: 18 PACE

Topics in Sister Sciences (e.g., Yoga, Jyotish, Vastu).: 3 PACE

Topics in Wellness (i.e., Topics outside of Ayurveda, such as Western Medicine, CPR, Chinese Medicine, etc.).: 6 PACE

Course Description:
This three-week online course offers in-depth training in Ayurvedic Head Massage (AHM), combining theoretical knowledge with practical techniques for delivering a full, hour-long head massage chair treatment. The course covers essential Ayurvedic principles, the energetic influence of the chakras, and vital marma points, all designed to enhance the treatment.

Students will learn how to perform a complete AHM sequence, including the upper back, neck, shoulders, face, and head, along with protocols for oiling the hair.The course is structured as a self-paced, four-week program, with detailed video lessons and comprehensive support materials.

These modules guide students step-by-step through the AHM techniques, from anatomy and benefits to contraindications, safety protocols, and aromatherapy for balancing the doshas. Additionally, students will participate in four weekly live Zoom sessions with instructor Glynnis Osher (CAP), offering the opportunity for questions, personalized feedback, and practice refinement. By the end of this course, students will have the skills and confidence to offer a full Ayurvedic Head Massage to clients, leaving them relaxed, rejuvenated, and balanced.

Course Objectives:
1. Perform a complete Thousand Petal Lotus Ayurvedic Head Massage (AHM) chair treatment, including techniques for the upper back, neck, shoulders, face, and head.
2. Identify and apply key Ayurvedic principles to personalize head massage treatments and address Doshic imbalances.
3. Understand and apply vital marma point therapy on the head, neck, and face to enhance the therapeutic benefits of AHM, while integrating chakra theory to balance the body’s energetic system.
4. Prepare and manage an Ayurvedic Head Massage practice, including setting up a personalized treatment space, creating or selecting appropriate massage and aromatherapy oil blends, and understanding the benefits and contraindications of the practice.

Provider/Faculty Bio: Glynnis is a passionate teacher, Ayurvedic practitioner, wellness entrepreneur, artist,and published author specializing in the wisdom arts of Ayurveda, aromatherapy and aromanutrition. Born in South Africa, Glynnis moved to New York in her 20’s. After a flourishing career as an art director, illustrator, and graphic designer in the advertsing world, she was drawn to the purposeful wellness path of Ayurveda and aromatherapy. Glynnis has been part time faculty at the Vancouver School of Healing Arts (VSOHA), for over 17 years where she has created curriculums for aromatherapy, Wellbranding, and Ayurvedic head massage for the Bodywork Therapy Program. Glynnis founded Thousand Petal Lotus Ayurvedic Head Massage and offers master trainings, retreats and an exquisite product line of Ayurvedic massage oils.

Course Start Date:
February 7th 2025

Start Time:
Each new module is released in the morning of each of the three weeks. Learning is self-paced with one additional live online session each week with instructor at 1.30pm PT

Course End Date:
February 25th 2025

End Time:
2.30pm

Discount Description:
15% OFF TO ALL NAMA MEMBERS USING SPECIAL CODE NAMA15 AT REGISTRATION CHECKOUT

Course Registration URL:
https://courses.academyaromatica.com/tpl-ahm-training-emerging-blossom

Course Delivery Method: Live (In Person)

Topics in Ayurveda: 30 PACE

Topics in Sister Sciences: 10 PACE

Topics in Wellness: 10 PACE

Course Description:
An In Person Training Certification in Ayurvedic Postpartum Care featuring Cooking, Bodywork and Care Routines in support of the Postpartum Window.   

Course Objectives:
Participants are ready to offer postpartum bodywork including Postpartum Abhyanga, Postpartum Marma Therapy, and Lymphatic Massage to others. Participants are ready to teach Postpartum Self Massage and Ayurvedic Infant Massage to others. Participants are prepared to cook several postpartum-appropriate meals. Participants have a clear understanding of the elements and doshas present in the postpartum window and can apply care techniques and support routines in order to support balance in the doshas.

Course Start Date:
July 15th

Start Time:
5pm Eastern Time

Course End Date:
July 20th

End Time:
10am Eastern Time

Name (s) of Faculty Member (s):
Christine Devlin Eck and the Sacred Window Studies Founding Instructors

Provider/Faculty Bio:
The Center for Sacred Window Studies was born out of the commitment to bring further into the world the teachings of Ayurveda and Postpartum Care. We recognize a real need for parents and babies to reconnect to these ancient concepts, which can address common difficulties postpartum.

Each team member from the Center for Sacred Window Studies came to this work through contact and study with the late Ysha Oakes, who founded the original Sacred Window School. Her wisdom and heart informed so many, and we honor her work and her memory.

Our mission is not only an effort to expand the accessibility of caregivers trained in this conscious way of caring for new parents and babies but also to affect social change on a broader level. We believe in meeting families where they are and adhering to the Mother's Principles of simplicity, flexibility, compassion, listening, intuition, grounding and non-judgment. We follow these principles with each other, with our students and as a foundation of the caregiving we teach.

Course Registration URL:
https://sacredwindowstudies.com/hands-on-training/

Topics in Ayurveda: 22 CE’s

Topics in Sister Sciences (e.g., Yoga, Jyotish, Vastu): 8 CE’s

Topics in Wellness: 1 CE’s

Course Description:
Marma Points of Ayurveda begins with a brief overview of the fundamental principles of Āyurveda, including Dosha, Dhatu, and Agni/Ama. This course covers 108 Marma points, including the location and function of each point, their therapeutic uses, mechanisms of action, and any related mythology. We cover the intriguing history of Marma Chikitsa, followed by an in-depth exploration of the subtle anatomy and physiology that underlies Marma theory. We include an in-depth discussion of the Nadis, Chakras, and Koshas. Additionally, students will learn how to prepare for a Marma session, including intention setting, protective practices, polarity holds, and mantras. This course includes application techniques, including gemstones, essential oils, mantra, and tuning forks. We will teach students not only sequencing for different imbalances but also how to create their own. Once the course is completed, students will receive a certificate of completion.

Course Objectives:
1. Students will learn, location and function of Marma points
2. Subtle anatomy and physiology
3. Therapeutic uses, mechanisms of action, and mythology of Marma points
4. Yoga sequenceing for Doshic imbalances

Course Dates:
On Demand, take at your own PACE ;)

Course Registration:
NAMA Members receive a 20% Discount!
REGISTER HERE

Course Topic:
Topics in Ayurveda = 7

Topics in Sister Sciences = 1

Topics in Wellness = 1

Course Description:
Food sparks the re-balancing of health in Ayurveda. The digestive tract, & the nourishment we offer it, are the gateway to rejuvenation. Food affects mood & mood affects our food choices. We can know this intellectually, & yet make choices that do not always support wellness. Learn how to identify emotional food patterns that aren’t working & begin to develop restorative patterns for optimal well-being. Use the Mahagunas & Polyvagal Theory to create a “middle way” in life & client sessions. Explore the cycle of acting out as it manifests in mood & food. Apply Marma therapy, breath, journaling, & other Ayurvedic self care methods as tools professionally & personally to cultivate greater skill with mood & food.This course is designed for professionals & lay people of all genders.

Course Objectives::
1. Cultivate the ability to identify when you are in an over aroused or under aroused autonomic state at least 60% of the time.
2. Learn to support your nervous system to ground in awareness at least 50% of the time, thereby moving to safer, more stable states, which can give you greater freedom of choice in life.
3. Identify 1 or more emotional patterns related to eating that no longer serve you.
4. Develop 2 or more restorative food or self care patterns that support well-being now and feel appropriate for you or your clients.
5. Learn 3 or more new self care tools for working with mood and food in your own life and/or with your clients in session.

Name (s) of Faculty Member (s):
Amadea Morningstar, MA, RPE, RYT
Provider/Faculty Bio:
The Ayurveda Polarity Therapy & Yoga Institute is a NAMA educational organization, providing live, online, and recorded courses in Ayurveda and sister sciences.

Discount Description::
There is not a discount, yet there is an open donation payment. The course is $350 for the 9 hours, or whatever the NAMA member chooses to pay.

Course Dates:
November 1. 8. & 15, 2023

Start Time:
5:00 pm MT

End Time:
8:00 pm MT

Course Registration URL::
https://amadeamorningstar.net/dynamics-of-ayurvedic-nutrition-mood-food/

Course Topic:
TIA (Topics in Ayurveda) = 5
TIW (Topics in Wellness) = 1

Course Description:
The mahagunas of sattva, rajas, & tamas are at the core of skillful healing in Ayurveda. Consciously identifying these mental attitudes & reflecting upon them as we work with clients—and ourselves—increases our effectiveness as practitioners, educators, & community members. Integrating guided Marma therapy & reflective listening with awareness deepens healing. In this course, we learn how to apply the discerning wisdom of Ayurveda with Marma therapy, communication, & the mahagunas professionally & personally, without descending into judgment or criticism towards ourselves or others. This course helps you build confidence in your ability to hold healthy boundaries & work appropriately with the resources of yourself & others, through guided Marma therapy paired with reflective listening.

Course Objectives::
1. Cultivate the awareness to be able to identify sattva, rajas, and tamas in yourself and clients in everyday interactions.
2. Be able to apply reflective listening skills in response to clients in one-on-one sessions.
3. Be able to feedback in a neutral and supportive way what you’ve heard another say.
4. Be able to respond with non-verbal means of support (Marma therapy) when alternatives to words & thoughts are needed. Amplify a “whole body-whole being” approach through the guided use of 6 or more marma points.
5. Discern when to use a sattvic, rajasic, or tamasic approach with yourself or your clients in therapeutic interactions.

Name (s) of Faculty Member (s):
Amadea Morningstar, M.A., R.P.E., R.Y.T.
Provider/Faculty Bio:
Amadea Morningstar has worked with food, energy and healing for more than 45 years, and with Ayurveda for 40 years. She’s the founder of the Ayurveda Polarity Therapy and Yoga Institute in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and an internationally recognized author and teacher in the field of Ayurveda. Her most recent book is Easy Healing Drinks from the Wisdom of Ayurveda. Amadea has a private practice in Santa Fe, New Mexico, offering Ayurvedic nutrition, marma chikitsa, lifestyle education and Polarity Therapy. It is her joy to work with ordinary people from a variety of backgrounds, adapting Ayurvedic principles and practices individually for them. Her broader interests relate to diversity, inclusion, and social justice and their relationship to ecology and planetary health.

Course Delivery Method.:
Live (On Line)

Course Dates:
October 12 & 19, 2023

Start Time:
10 am MT

End Time:
1 pm MT

Course Registration URL: (Registration is Donation Based)
https://amadeamorningstar.net/dynamics-of-ayurvedic-nutrition/

Course Topic:
TIA (Topics in Ayurveda) = 5
TIW (Topics in Wellness) = 1

Course Description:
The mahagunas of sattva, rajas, & tamas are at the core of skillful healing in Ayurveda. Consciously identifying these mental attitudes & reflecting upon them as we work with clients—and ourselves—increases our effectiveness as practitioners, educators, & community members. Integrating guided Marma therapy & reflective listening with awareness deepens healing. In this course, we learn how to apply the discerning wisdom of Ayurveda with Marma therapy, communication, & the mahagunas professionally & personally, without descending into judgment or criticism towards ourselves or others. This course helps you build confidence in your ability to hold healthy boundaries & work appropriately with the resources of yourself & others, through guided Marma therapy paired with reflective listening.

Course Objectives::
1. Cultivate the awareness to be able to identify sattva, rajas, and tamas in yourself and clients in everyday interactions.
2. Be able to apply reflective listening skills in response to clients in one-on-one sessions.
3. Be able to feedback in a neutral and supportive way what you’ve heard another say.
4. Be able to respond with non-verbal means of support (Marma therapy) when alternatives to words & thoughts are needed. Amplify a “whole body-whole being” approach through the guided use of 6 or more marma points.
5. Discern when to use a sattvic, rajasic, or tamasic approach with yourself or your clients in therapeutic interactions.

Name (s) of Faculty Member (s):
Amadea Morningstar, M.A., R.P.E., R.Y.T.
Provider/Faculty Bio:
Amadea Morningstar has worked with food, energy and healing for more than 45 years, and with Ayurveda for 40 years. She’s the founder of the Ayurveda Polarity Therapy and Yoga Institute in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and an internationally recognized author and teacher in the field of Ayurveda. Her most recent book is Easy Healing Drinks from the Wisdom of Ayurveda. Amadea has a private practice in Santa Fe, New Mexico, offering Ayurvedic nutrition, marma chikitsa, lifestyle education and Polarity Therapy. It is her joy to work with ordinary people from a variety of backgrounds, adapting Ayurvedic principles and practices individually for them. Her broader interests relate to diversity, inclusion, and social justice and their relationship to ecology and planetary health.

Course Delivery Method.:
Live (On Line)

Course Dates:
October 10 & 17, 2023

Start Time:
5 pm MT

End Time:
8 pm MT

Course Registration URL: (Registration is Donation Based)
https://amadeamorningstar.net/dynamics-of-ayurvedic-nutrition/

Topics in Ayurveda. = 8

Topics in Sister Sciences (e.g., Yoga, Jyotish, Vastu) = 3

Topics in Wellness (i.e., Topics outside of Ayurveda, such as Western Medicine, CPR, Chinese Medicine, etc.) = 14

Course Dates:
September 29 - October 02, 2023

Start Time:
9am

End Time:
6pm

Course Registration URL:
https://www.coloradoayurvedaconference.com/tickets

Point of Contact Name:
Prema Shakti

Point of Contact Email:
haley.kalb@gmail.com

Course Topic:
TIW (Topics in Wellness) = 12 PACE Credits

Course Description:
This course introduces students to other modalities of healthcare like Acupuncture, Chiropractor and Physical Therapy. Students examine key concepts in each of these modalities and consider their relevance in modern healthcare treatment.

Course Objectives:
1. Explain the philosophical differences between each of these modalities.
2. Summarize key concepts in each of these modalities and their application to clinical practice.
3. Gain familiarity with clinical conditions addressed by these modalities.
4. Work with individuals of other professions to maintain a climate of mutual respect and shared values.

Course delivery method.:
Live (On Line)

Course Dates:
Sept. 16th 11-2 pm, 2:30-5:30 pm, 6:30-8:30 pm
Sept. 17th 9:30-12:30pm, 1:30-2:30 pm

Start Time:
Sept. 16th 11 am

End Time:
Sept. 17th 2:30 pm

Course Registration URL:
https://www.mountmadonnainstitute.org/college-of-ayurveda/mini-courses

Name (s) of Faculty Member (s):
Nick Fortino Ph.D.

Provider/Faculty Bio:
The mission of Mount Madonna College of Ayurveda in California is to educate and train future health professionals and empower them to use Ayurveda to transform individual health and community well-being. We envision Mount Madonna College of Ayurveda as a premier Ayurveda academic institution offering clinical and research education.

Topics in Ayurveda = 9

Topics in Sister Sciences = 6

Course delivery method.:
Live (On Line)

Course Description:
This certificate course is created for health practitioners and coaches who work with women, and would benefit from a focused understanding of how healthy or poor menstrual health is affecting the lives of the clients and patients.

Course Objectives:
1. Identify healthy and ill reproductive health in female clients.
2. Assist clients to maintain and improve menstrual health using food and lifestyle changes.
3. Assist clients through healing chronic and acute disorders, and gain access to a network of qualified doctors/teachers to consult with if necessary.

Name (s) of Faculty Member (s):
Victor Briere | Neelesh Korde | Geeta Patki | Ankita Ingole | Sumod Khedekar | Kirti Florence-David | Ashwini Malkar | Joe Rich

Course Dates:
September 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, and 24

Schedule:
In-Advance of Program (1 hours): Anatomy of the Female Reproductive System

September 2nd @ 6:00-8:00am Pacific Time (3-5pm CEST or 6:30-8:30pm IST) (2 hours) Dr. Neelesh Korde or Dr. Geeta Patki: Healthy Functioning of the Female Repro. System & Life Cycles (Pre-Menarche through Reproductive Age)

September 3rd @ 6:00-8:00am Pacific Time (3-5pm CEST or 6:30-8:30pm IST) (1 hour) Dr. Neelesh Korde or Dr. Geeta Patki: Healthy Functioning of the Female Repro. System & Life Cycles (Climetric / Post-Menopause and Related)

September 9th @ 6:00-8:00am Pacific Time (3-5pm CEST or 6:30-8:30pm IST) (2 hours) Dr. Ankita Ingole: Influences of Food on the Female Reproductive System & Life Cycles

September 10th @ 6:00-8:00am Pacific Time (3-5pm CEST or 6:30-8:30pm IST) (1 hour) Dr. Sumod Khedekar: Pre-conceptual, Antenatal and post-natal care for Healthy progeny

September 16th @ 8:00-10:00am Pacific Time (5-7pm CEST or 8:30-10:30pm IST) (2 hours) Dr. Kirti Florence-David: Jaimini Astrology and Pregnancy

September 17th @ 6:00-8:00am Pacific Time (3-5pm CEST or 6:30-8:30pm IST) (2 hours) Dr. Ashwini Malkar: Disordered Menstruation, the Allopathic and Ayurvedic Diagnoses and an Overview of Remedies including Pancha Karma

September 23rd @ 6:00-8:00am Pacific Time (3-5pm CEST or 6:30-8:30pm IST) (2 hours) Joe Rich: Yogic Practices for Women’s Overall and Menstrual-Specific Health

September 24th @ 8:00-10:00am Pacific Time (5-7pm CEST or 8:30-10:30pm IST) (2 hours) Dr. Kirti Florence-David: Mental Health Related to Female Menstruation & Life Cycles

Course Registration URL:
https://form.jotform.com/231843139350049

Point of Contact Name:
Victor Briere

Point of Contact Email:
victor@iiayurveda.com

Description:
Phytomedica is a series of 12 educational modules that consist of a review of the different physiological systems of the body; a review of the etiology, pathology and diagnosis of selected diseases within each system; and, an overview of the various modalities used in the treatment of these diseases, including biomedical, Ayurveda, Chinese medicine, Unani medicine, Western herbal medicine, and clinical nutrition. 

Objectives:
Phytomedica provides the aspiring clinician a detailed, practical review of health and disease, with a focus on integrating biomedical and complementary/natural medicine approaches.

Course Dates/Times:
Phytomedica is a self-paced program that runs over a three year period, consisting of six semesters. Students meet with the teacher on a weekly basis over these six semesters during the spring (April-June) and fall (Oct-Dec).

Total Hours of Coursework:
Phytomedica is comprised of 30 prerecorded classes that run for a total of 120 hours, in addition to approximately 108 hours of weekly Live Q&A sessions, webinars run over six semesters, to total approximately 228 hours of online training. This does not include individual study time and course work including assessment, which adds another 50-100 hours of course work, depending on the student.

Faculty Member & Bio:
Phytomedica is developed and taught by Todd Caldecott, DipClH, RH(AHG), CAP(NAMA), director of the Dogwood School of Botanical Medicine, and author of several books including Food As Medicine: The Theory and Practice of Food. Todd Caldecott has been in clinical practice since 1997.

PACE: Topics in Wellness = 10 CE’s
Course Schedule: On Demand

Course Registration Link: https://dogwoodbotanical.com/product/phytomedica/